Reciprocal actuated rotating spinner game device



Aug. 26, 1952 s. M.- KLYVER RECIPROCAL ACTUATED ROTATING SPINNER GAMEDEVICE Filed Feb. 21. 1949 Patented Aug. 26, 1952 P T Eur; :oemce Skim ii e h iespeaur;.

i 55 E 1 (c1 2 4 1 T9 1 15 v n io e ates t la me: dev ce. an i t f mShown n Figure o em ifi moreparticnlarly to a tahle ganiefcomprising rod25- ismonnted'beneath the surf ace le ty a*'radial arrn, the outer endoffvv'hich is disposed means of a fixed vertical pin 28 loosely receivedtotravel aboutan annular scoringpath in re;- M iiif a verticalgslotSBinthe rod,- whereby therod sponse j'to intermittent me chanicaliipropulsion may he reciprocated therealong "for the: length hereofefiectedhyone or moreplayersvbyrrneans the slot and maybe laterallypivoted of thepresentmechanisrn; f f I itas well. The inner end of the:rod isturned ffreferably'theradial arzn earries a rollingin down at 32so as to register Withthe ofiset dicatoii 'bal lfand is driven about thepath by end 29 ofthe indicator arm whenftherod is contact withjareciprocal crank arx n project-ing 10 in its innermost position. Theouter endof the rmnrbeneath the playingsnrface, along the edge rod26Iisprovided; with an upturnedhandletfl there'o-fi; l projecting abovethe level of theplaying surface i Other objects and advantages'of theinvention and received'in a recess 35- along the top" edge will beapparent from the following description When-the rod is pressed inwardall the Wayi and-claims, the nov elty con sistingin' the featuresextension-spring 38 connectingfithe movablefrod oreenameeoncombinationfofparts,the unique and fixed pin 28 serves to 0rlma11yns1a1ne relations of the mernbers -andthe relative proformer in retractedposition: f i 5 portions, disposition} and operation thereof, ailccordinglmwhena person wishestofplay 10 n asmo're completely ontlinedherein and particu this p'ositionhe presses the handle 3 4--into*onelarlypointed oiit in t l'ie japifiendedelairns j end of the recess 36,moves theindicatonarm 111 the kiravvings which form partof thepres- Itso that its lower extension 20 is adjacent the exit spe'ci ficatior-r jcontact end 32 and then slides the handle Figure Iis a perspectiveviewofone embodipquickly to the oppositeendof "the groov'e' thiis ment of mygame device, as seen from above; spinning the radial arm and ball 22;about-the .Fig'ure z is aperspe'ctiveviewlof'oneembodi- 25 board. Assoonas hereleas'es the handlelthe rnent 'ofa' reciprocablefoperating rodmounted spring 38 Withdraws the operatingrodfrom the below theplayingsurface; 'With'parts *broken area of possible contact with the rotating:end 'away; "Q1" l 20. Ifhedoesnt release the handle'fast enough, Figure3 is' a "transverse sectional view taken the offset 26 will hitthe drivearrn .32 from the thin the device of Figure I alongthe line 3-}3, 30opposite side and rebOu'ndL Ii' desired, players particularly showingaiotatabIe fOrfn offrecipmay allow thi to c ur deliberately l ro'cableoperating rod. a :Intthezform shown inFigure S, the; operatin QIThGembodiment of the invention illustrated rod $9 has its inner endslidingly journalled in; Figure 1 comprises a generally rectangular ina'dependantlbracket' 42,its iouter'Iendlying frame or/bcx 1 fl consistingof 'foi r iipsta-nding in a'vertical groove 44 cut 'inthe side vwall lZ.sides I2 supporting a fiat top mymmg adapted A. crankgarm 45 havingaknobsiiszfdisposed to be placed upon a talole or incorporated intooutside the box 'andaa lshock absorbing.inset theitoppfla sta'na ofahelike. The upper face ail placed in the'top of ithegroove. "Theinner I 4contains a circle or annular path 16 marked endpfMthe rod ,is turneddown toi-form ascenoff into 28 segmentsor areas bearing scoring 40 tactarm 50, While'on the oppositecside ofmthe indiciaj- A radialindicatorvarmw I8 isniounted bracket M ta coil spring 52 is disposed tohold for pivotal movement aboutthe"v center of the the reciprocal rod innormally; retracted posi scoring circle,extending vertioally downwardthru time when the contact end is upturned. When the top Mavsueh point"and having an offset the latter is turned down by a player .using theportion zt projecting outtvard f rom the, center 5 crank-t3, theiarm'fifi slides'ralon'g one sideiedge be eath thsurface-ll: 'Theouteronflfreefend orthe other=of aj downwardly directedQ-radially 6' theradialindicator ifl arriesja ball 22fdisconverging plate 54 'which thusacts to draw U h the annular the rodldfiainward to atposition-iatwhichathe pair'of contact prongs 20; fiil'can meet Atthi'sach of the foursides'qf theidevice has a pro 50 position, aeshallownitch 56 in the endof the ing; operating crank or IeerLmarKingJa-cOrguide plate acts to seat the prong 59- until theriding,playing'position'o '0 tion 24f,,whiereplayer strikeslitagainst'the arm-2e by rotation b5 11p; to lfour' p'ersonsmav ay; the Qamefloy of ithe crankr ifi, whereuponthe spring 52 autos ficcessive'spinsofthe'centerarm from'their matically withdraws the rod 49.--j -irespective places. It will be observed that the "28 blocks on-the posed;f r rolling registratio 3 scoring ring I6 are allotted to 18 positionscorresponding to the number of holes in golf, plus 6 hazards and 4 teesor starting positions, one

for each player or operating rod 26, 40. In an three strokes are used upwithout landing the ball.

on the No. 1 position, the turn then passes to the next player, and uponits return to the first player he again has three strokes to land,the,ball.onl lo. 1. If a player gets to the desiredpositionin less thanpar, he records this smaller number and the next player takes his turn.When the play returns to the first player, he then tries to land theball on the No. 2 position in the par number of st k sior th s hole andso on. If a play rs ball stops o a ha a d he adds the appurte a tsmlmber of penalty strokes to his score. If the ball e mes tor st on atee :h merely pl ys the shot over- Of oour eo her met ods of s o ing aybe :used and o er symbols may be placed around the sc rin ring-WhileIhai/e shown and described in some de tail, presently preferredembodiments of my table game device, it is to be understood that variousmodifications may be made in the construction and operation thereofwithin the spirit and scope of the subsequently claimed invention whichit my intention .1 define broadly within the limit ta-tionsimposed bythe prior art.

This is a continuatienein-part of my applica.,- tion for a Game Device,Serial No. 788,596, filed ,Nov. 28,, 194 and i u d as S. Patent 2,462,5Fe r ary 19 9.

I claim;

1. A game device comprising: a surface bear ing scoring indicia arrangedin an annular path and having playing positions spaced about theperiphery thereof; a radial arm extending toward said path from thecenter thereof and mounted for pivotal movement 'about'said center, saidarm h vin o set portion proje tin n ath said surface; a plurality ofreciprocable, outwardly projectingrodS located beneath said surface andextending .to individual playing positions, each rod having a contactportion at its inner end adapted for selective momentary engagement withthe offset-portion so as to propel the radial arm about said path; and aguideway beneath set portion projecting beneath said surface; areciprocable, outwardly projecting rod located beneath said surface andhaving a contact por- :tion at its inner end adapted for momentaryengagement with the offset portion so as to propel the radial arm aboutsaid path; and a guideway for said rod beneath said surface wherein aplayer may reciprocate t e s me to en a e and disen gage it with saidofiset portion, A same dev ce comprising: a surface bear- Number ingscoring indicia arranged in an annular path; a radial arm extendingtoward said path from the center thereof and mounted for pivotalmovement about said center, said arm having an offset portion projectingbeneath said surface; a reciprocable, outwardly projecting rod locatedbeneath said surface and having a contact portion at its inner endadapted for momentary engagement with the offset portionso as to propelthe radial portion about said path; a guideway for said rod beneath saidsurface wherein a player may reciprocate the same to engage and disenpae it with/said offset portion; and resilient :means for normally holdingthe rod in disengaged position.

51,. lnagaine device of the character described including a surfacebearing scoring indicia arranged in an annular path and a radial armextending toward said path from the center thereof and mounted forpivotal movement about the center, said arm having an offset portionprojecting beneath said surface, the improvement comprising: areciprocable ,androtatable oper ating rod disposed beneath said surfacein a guideway extending outward from the center thereof and having acontact portion at its inner end adapted for momentaryrengagementwithsaid offset portion so aseto propel the radial arm about said path;resilient means for normally holding the rod in disengaged position; anda guide element havinga Contact edge disposed angularly to the axis ofsaid rod for sliding engagement with the contact portion thereof,:whereb rotation of the rod in con-tact with said edge causes it to bemoved longitudinally to or from a position wherein said contact edge isdisposed for striking en gasement with the offset portion.

.5. In a game device of the character described including a surfacebearing scoring indicia arrangedin an annular path and a, radial arm extending to ard said path from the center thereof and mounted for pivotalmovement about the center, said arm having an offset portion pro-,iecting beneath said surface, the improvement comprising: areciprocable, pivoted operating rod disposed beneath said surface,extending outward from the center thereof, and having a contact portionat its inner end adapted for momentary engagement with said offsetportion so as to propel the radial :arm about said path; :a pivot pindisposed ,in a longitudinal slot in saidrod whereby the rod may bereciprocated between ene sed and disengaged p sitions and also swung onsaid pin to strike said offset portion: and re silient means fornormally .l'lQ d n the rod indisengaged P05111011.

' 'SOREN BEFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in thefile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 313,306 Kinman anew, Feb. 20, 1906',023,125 Connable w- Apr. 16, 1912 l,4= .9,033 ,smileyamwwae an" Mar. 7,1922 1,634,194 Jacobs June 28, 1927 1,659,423 Bitetto "whim", Feb. 14,1928 l,820,6l ,Houzenga .nwmwiaug. 25, 19.31 2,339,351 Myers mm Jan.18,1944 2,444,516 Lenbom ,,..July 6,1948

